READING GROUP GUIDE

1. Have you been through what's described in Leap! as "the narrows?" What was it like? Why does Davidson call it "the narrows?" What different strategies do people in the book use to find their way out?

2. Why was "surrender" painful for the author? Did her understanding of surrender change?

3. Eve Ensler asks a panel: "Is there a part of your body you don't like?" and "Is there one you do like?" How would you answer?

4. Have you considered having plastic surgery or decided against it? Did reading the author's report on a face-lift affect your thinking?

5. After resisting the changes that befall her, Davidson visits a friend in North Carolina who's clearing trees to build a community. What happens on that visit that prompts Davidson to yield to change?

6. The author explores whether we're "hard-wired" to seek a romantic partner. What would you conclude, based on the material presented?

7. Davidson discovers a great range of sexual behavior after fifty, from those who give it up to the actress who refuses "to go unfucked to my grave." What intrigued or disturbed you about her reporting on sexuality?

8. The author says we're a society of workaholics, but the imperative now is not merely to work but to align yourself with your purpose, your truth. How would you go about doing that?

9. When her TV career collapses, Davidson searches for a new vocation. What does she find?

10. Why does the author take a tour of Costa Rica and visit a co-housing community?

11. What examples of "giving back" inspired you?

12. Why do you think the volunteers in India turned against Davidson? What impact did that have on her?

13. She travels to an ashram to pursue her spiritual quest. What does she learn?

14. Why does she include, in the final chapter, a description of Carolyn Heilbrun's suicide? Is there such a thing as "rational suicide?

15. What's the purpose of a "life review?" What are the rewards?

NOTE: You may wish to download the free Leap! Workbook, available to people who've purchased Leap! Go to www.saradavidson.com and click on "Free Workbook."